Indicator.



s. T. APPLEGATE.

INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 13150.9, 1911 1 ,024,Q5 1 Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

i Ki INVENTOR WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL '1. APPLEGATE, O-F LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

INDICATOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL T. Arena- GATE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and turn, andits object is to provide a simple and efficient device of this kindwhich will operate in the daytime as well as at night.

The invention also has; for its object to provide a device of the kindstated which can be easily operated, and which is so constructed that itmay be applied tothe automobile or other vehicle without changing ormodifying the structure thereof.

lVith these objects in View, the invention.

consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts to behereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying draw ng forming a part of this specification-Figurel is an elevation, partly in section, showing the application of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a face view of the indicator.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes a tube which is looselymounted on another tube 6, which latter is supported by bearing brackets7 on the bottom of the body 8 of the automobile on other vehicle. Thetube 6 is free to rock in its bearings, and has at its ends "upstandingportions 9 carrying lamps 10 at their extremities. The length of the.tube 6 is such that the parts 9 are located, respectively, in front andbehind the body 8, which correspondingly positions the lamps 10. Thetubes 5 and 6 extend horizontally in the direction of the length'of thevehicle. tube 6, and is adapted to be operated by the drivers foot bymeans of a stem lf'which extends upward from said tube 5 and passesthrough aslot 12 in the floor of the body 8.

The upper end of the stem is located in front of the seat 13 so as to bewithin easy reach of the drivers foot. I

Eachof the parts .9 carries an indicator which is constructed andarranged as follows: To the lower end of the part 9 is fulcrumed,intermediate its ends, as indicated at 14, a lever 15, said lever beingarranged to swin in a vertical plane transversely of the vehic e. To thetube 5 is fastened a horizon- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 9, 1911.

The tube -5 is free to rock on the 3 Serial No. 664,855.

into which. the lower reduced end of'the le- =lever 15 will be swung on'itsfulcrum 14. The upper end of the part 9 carries a stud 18 on which ispivoted, to swing ina verti- 20 which extends loosely into a slot 21 inthe upper end of the lever 15. The parts 6 and 9 are tubular in orderthat the gas tubes for the lamps 10 may be mountedstherein; or ifelectric lamps are employed the current wires will be indlosed byzsaidparts.

that the driver wishes .to indicate that he is about'toturn the vehicleto the right, he pushes the stem 11 to the right with his foot,whereupon the tube 5 is rocked, and

swing on its fulcrum 14:. The upper end of the lever swings to the rightand through the.pin 2O swings the indicator 19 into horizontal positionto point to the right also. Normally, the lamp-supportingp'artst) andter pointing downward, Afteit the indicator comes to the positionstated, a furthus swinging the lamp to the right and at the same timecarrying the indicator bodily in that direction. Fig. 2 shows theposition the parts assume uponbeing swung to the right, and as they arelocated both in front and to the'rear of the vehicle, the direction inwhich it is about to turnwill be clearly indicated to an approachinvehicle or one behind. If a turn to thede t is to be made, the driverpushes the stem in that directioii, whereupon the lamps and theindicators are swung to the left.

Th fdevice herein described is devoid of complicated parts to get out oforder, and it istherefore efiicient and reliable in oper- The preferredembodiment of the invention' has been shown, but it will be understoodthat various minor changes in the Patented Apr. 23,1912.

cal plane, an arrow or other suitable indi cat-or 19 carrying anoutstanding pin or stud theindicator 19 are perpendicular, the latation, and it can be easily operated. The device can also be readilyapplied to anyv tal arm 16 having a longitudinal slot 17 ver 15 looselyextends. It will therefore be evident that when the tube 5 is rocked,the

The operatiolil is as'jollows: Assuming through the arm- 16 the lever 15is caused to ther swing of the leve r 15' to the right swings the part 9in that. direction also,

structural details" may be made without a departurefrom the spirit orscope of the invention.

I claim:

1. The combination with a vehicle; of a lamp-supporting member"mountedthereon to rock transversely of the vehicle, an indicator and a leverpivoted to said member to lamp-supporting member mounted thereon to rocktransversely of the vehicle, an indicator and a lever pivoted to saidmember to swing transversely of the vehicle, an operating connectionbetween the lever and the indicator, a member mounted to rocktransversely of the vehicle and having a slot into which the leverextends, and means for actuating the last-mentioned member.

4. The combination with a vehicle; of a horizontal member mountedthereon to rock transversely of the vehicle, and having a verticallamp-support, a tubular member mounted on said horizontal member andfree to rock thereon, means for actuating said tubular member, a slottedarm carried by the tubular member, a lever and an indicator pivoted tothe aforesaid lamp-support to swing. ansversely of the vehicle, one endof the lever extending into the slot of the 'aforesaid arm, and itsother end beingslotted,-and a pin extending from the indicator into theslot of the lever.

5. The combination with a vehicle; of a horizontal member mountedthereon to rock transversely of the vehicle, and having a. verticallamp-support, a tubular member mounted on said horizontal member andfree to rock th'ereon, means for actuating said tubular member, aslotted arm carried by the tubular member, a lever and an indicatorpivoted to the aforesaid lamp-support to swing transversely of thevehicle,' A

one end of the lever extending into the slot of the aforesaid arm, andan operating connectionbetween the lever and the indicator.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMU L T. APPLEGATE.

l/Vitnesses I GEORGE W. KoEHLEn, JAMES HALPIN OREILLY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

